Extramarital affairs and constructed meanings: A social constructionist therapeutic approach

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-75

  Atwood, Joan D ^a   Seifer, Madeline ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marriage and Family Therapist   (United States)

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EID: 0345877791     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926189708251055     Document Type: Article

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